We don’t have to wait for disaster to wake up. You do not have guarantee of tomorrow. Do things right now. There will be no day like tomorrow , unless, it is gifted in your hands.

We all need to wake up , right now.

GET UP!!!!

AWKAE!!!

START DOING !!!

It could be small or big,

It could be slow or fast.

It could be complete set of skills or you are active with dream.

Anything…..

But get up and do it. That is all.

DOING IS EVERYTHING. REMAINING ALL IS TALKING. SHARING, AND TIME PASSING.

]]>http://drshaileshthaker.co.in/2018/10/27/are-you-really-valuing-what-matters-most-to-you/feed/011 common mistakes to avoid in start-uphttp://drshaileshthaker.co.in/2018/10/27/11-common-mistakes-to-avoid-in-start-up/
http://drshaileshthaker.co.in/2018/10/27/11-common-mistakes-to-avoid-in-start-up/#respondSat, 27 Oct 2018 10:02:56 +0000http://drshaileshthaker.co.in/?p=7652If you’re like many new entrepreneurs, you’re fired up about your business idea and eager to launch your company into the world.

But it’s worth stepping back and making sure you avoid some common mistakes that plague many new businesses. Making the right moves in the beginning can help you avoid major headaches later on.

1. Neglecting to make a business plan
Many rookie entrepreneurs fail to prepare a business plan. Such a document doesn’t need to be especially long or detailed. But taking the time to chart a business plan will help keep your efforts consistent, serve as a rallying point for your team and give milestones to measure your progress.

2. Inadequate financial preparation and resources
It’s common for entrepreneurs to neglect financial planning and low ball how much capital they’ll need to get their business up and running. The result is often inadequate financing to achieve your goals and/or a cash squeeze just as the business is hitting its stride. Finance is the blood in the wain of business. no business can run without finance. You need excellent control over it.

To avoid such problems, be sure to prepare financial projections for your new business, especially for the first 12 months. This can also help you secure financing and investments.

3. Failing to monitor progress and adjust
your business plan and financial projections gather dust. Make them living documents by continuously monitoring your progress and updating your plan and projections.

4. Buying assets with your cash flow
A frequent mistake that can cause a cash shortage is using your operating cash to pay for long-term assets. Instead, when determining how you’ll pay for major purchases such as equipment, machinery or major IT outlays, consider using a business loan that has a term matching the asset’s lifespan. (For example, a seven-year loan for a vehicle you expect to use seven years).

5. Avoiding outside help
Many new entrepreneurs are reluctant to admit they need help. Don’t be shy about seeking a mentor, hiring an outside consultant or creating an advisory board to give you support and ideas.

6. Setting the wrong price
Don’t make the mistake of setting your prices based solely on what the competition charges. It’s important to research your costs in detail for each of your products when deciding what to charge. Also, monitor actual costs as you go to make any needed adjustments.

7. Ignoring technology
Canadian businesses lag their U.S. counterparts in technology investments and that affects our productivity. Be sure to consider how technology could pay off for your business with improved growth, efficiency and profitability.

8. Neglecting online marketing
Be sure to consider ways to harness the marketing potential of the Internet. For example, ads on social media platforms can be a cost-effective and easy way to target specific market segments.

9. Failing to learn
As you start your business, learn from your initial missteps and use them to guide your eventual success. Remember that many winning entrepreneurs failed in their first attempts but came back to thrive after studying what went wrong and improving

10. Commercial ideas :

Turning vision in to profit is the most useful thing. Most of the time , an idea, is really wonderful but who will turn in to commercial aspects. Finally, creating profit out of it is the true objective of an enterprise.

11.

Team :

Creating team of solid people around you is the essential quality of start – up and leadership also. You have to make great team around you. Specially, talent around you is full of different skill set and flying around to high goals.

]]>http://drshaileshthaker.co.in/2018/10/27/11-common-mistakes-to-avoid-in-start-up/feed/0Never Stop Learning: 5 Things We Can Learn From Yahoo! CEO Marissa Mayerhttp://drshaileshthaker.co.in/2018/10/27/never-stop-learning-5-things-we-can-learn-from-yahoo-ceo-marissa-mayer/
http://drshaileshthaker.co.in/2018/10/27/never-stop-learning-5-things-we-can-learn-from-yahoo-ceo-marissa-mayer/#respondSat, 27 Oct 2018 10:01:45 +0000http://drshaileshthaker.co.in/?p=7649For many leaders, both in corporate settings and for entrepreneurs, what puts the brakes on growth isn’t an external factor or some new reality in the market. It’s the temptation to slow down and stop learning.

It’s may seem natural to slow down once you’ve gotten some experience under your belt. It’s tempting to rest on your laurels and enjoy the benefits of having arrived at a certain level of success. You know what you’re doing now. You know what works and what doesn’t. You can coast. That would be fine except for the fact that business growth and future success come from continuing to learn.

Recently I was sitting in a caf waiting to meet a consultant who wanted to help me with a business matter, and as I waited I read a new business book. The consultant found me and sat down, looked at the title and said, “Is that book any good? I used to read all those kinds of books.” The implication was that he doesn’t any more. His opportunity to work with me vanished before it had begun. Why would I want to work with someone who thought he knew it all and didn’t need to learn anything new?

So no matter how successful you may become, it’s important to keep on learning. What may change, however, is how you learn as you become more and more established in your career. The more advanced you get in your career, the more advanced your learning needs to be. Your old ways of learning don’t make as much sense as they used to. The leadership development programs you’ve taken no longer meet your needs, perhaps. The off-sites and self-study courses aren’t practical.

But just because your old ways of learning don’t fit you as well as they once did doesn’t mean you give up learning altogether–no matter how high up the ladder of success you climb. You need learning that’s innovative, forward-looking, extremely relevant, and usually in context. You need ways of learning that help you be effective in the moment and within a varied environment. That’s one reason executive coaching is so effective for successful leaders, and in fact is often why they seek out my help. What are some other ways top leaders keep up their learning? To find out, we can simply ask them.

A few years ago I interviewed Marissa Mayer, who echoed the same concern, and offered: learn from the people that inspire you. When I spoke with her, Mayer was still at Google, now she’s the president and CEO of Yahoo! and has been for nearly three years. She is also well-respected as one of Fortune’s 50 Most Powerful Women. She is a perfect example of a CEO who continues to reflect, learn and evolve.

Mayer told me: “One of the most interesting and best parts for me in my role is [that] I learn new things in every meeting. I’m always learning about my leadership style and about new domains. You have to always be learning. Having a position that has a purpose and is one of constant learning.”

By continuing to pursue new ways of learning, Mayer stays on the cutting edge, avoids becoming outdated, and is always aware of newly emerging trends.

So how can we follow Mayer’s lead and keep learning?
Learn from the people who inspire you. When I spoke with her, Mayer told me excitedly about people she’s met, read about, studied and admired, and even worked with–women from fashion designers Tory Birch and Diana Von Furstenberg to former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright to editor of Cosmo, Kate White, to fellow high-tech executive Sheryl Sandberg, the COO at Facebook. They’re still learning but they’re learning from their peers and people they admire. Find people who are relevant and current, but still inspire you even when you have achieved a high level of leadership yourself.

Executive coaching. The thing about coaching that makes it so valuable for senior-level leaders is that it’s entirely customized. It’s intended to help you be effective moment-to-moment, working toward your vision and capitalizing on your strengths. If you don’t have time to take an online course or attend a retreat, coaches are always available and give you the one-on-one time that is crucial for designing personal strategies to apply learning into your working environment.

Learn from your mistakes. Mayer said she learned from launching new programs and innovations that still had bugs, such as the initial launch of Google news, which allowed her to perfect the program through re-invention and making small tweaks. Mayer said that many of Google’s most successful features were done this way, to “get the product out there and have the users tell us where it was most important to spend our time.” That allowed her and her team at Google to learn from mistakes and ultimately make the product better through trial and error. You can take the same approach. Try things out, allow yourself to make mistakes, but remember to seek the feedback on your efforts, and reflect on what you hear. Take the time to process and dissect the root cause of the problem that led to the mistake, look at the consequences and understand the situation well enough to both formulate strategies to avoid it for the future and lay a better groundwork in place. Find the balance of awareness and action. Reflection and results.

Never stop feedback Chanel :

Most of the leaders stop feedback Chanel. They listen only positive feedback. They never allow or set a system where they can have feedback which they do not like. You as a leader have to establish system which offers you positive and negative feedback. Allow feedback and when you have time, do refer it. These system will help you in moving forward.

Creating leaders at all levels :

We do need smart service boy and junior executive and managers. So never stops creating leaders at all level. World is need of good leader. you cannot stop creating leaders process at all levels by uplifting or listening only seniors.

Once you’ve done the above three strategies, take a page out of Mayer’s book and reach out to your senior-level leader peer network. Ask: what are you reading right now? What ought you to be reading every day? How can you learn more about your leadership style be watching others? What can you learn from them? We can all learn from Mayer and her three strategies for growth at any level.

]]>http://drshaileshthaker.co.in/2018/10/27/never-stop-learning-5-things-we-can-learn-from-yahoo-ceo-marissa-mayer/feed/05 Chinese proverbs: change my life.http://drshaileshthaker.co.in/2018/10/27/5-chinese-proverbs-change-my-life/
http://drshaileshthaker.co.in/2018/10/27/5-chinese-proverbs-change-my-life/#respondSat, 27 Oct 2018 10:00:00 +0000http://drshaileshthaker.co.in/?p=7645Below are five Chinese idioms that I would like to share with everyone as insights for becoming a better person in life.

1. 饮水思源
The literal meaning is actually “thinking of the source of the water when drinking it”.

You might have guessed it. The underlying meaning of this idiom is to…

Always remember the people who have helped you.

And by that, it not only refers to that friend who gave you a ride back home, but also your parents and teachers. These are the people who have contributed to your life significantly; they helped you become who you are now, achieve what you have achieved, and grow stronger than ever before.
2. 三人行，必有我师焉
This means that everyone has something that you can learn about, be it their attitude, knowledge in a certain topic, or habits. Therefore…

We must be humble and try to learn the good things from others.

This idiom has several values that it tries to emphasize. It not only teaches people to be humble and not arrogant, but to always continue learning. The world is large and we can’t learn everything. However, the best thing we can do is to keep on learning to improve ourselves constantly.

3. 前人种树，后人乘凉
Again, let’s start with the literal meaning – a person plants a tree and his next generation rests under it. This idiom is interesting as it can be understood in two different meanings. One, it advises us to protect and preserve the environment so that people of the future generations can live a healthier life. Second, it teaches us to work hard so that our successors can benefit from what we’ve achieved.

So, basically the two meanings have the same concept, that is…

Whatever you do, always think of our next generation.

4. 树欲静而风不止，子欲养而亲不在
“A tree wants to stop but the wind won’t stop blowing, a child wants to take care of his parents but they are no longer there.” You might’ve gotten the meaning. It’s about advising children to…

Always love and take good care of your parents when they are still around.

The Chinese community always prioritize love and respect towards parents more than any other value.

And where Westerners would always move out from their parents’ house once they are an adult, Chinese tend to stay with their parents if they have the chance. However, no matter whether we are staying with our parents or not, it is important to love, cherish, and respect them as they were the ones who gave life to us and raised us.

5. 精诚所至，金石为开
This means “one can achieve anything or solve any problem if he is dedicated enough to do it”. It actually comes from a story in which a hunter shot an arrow into a rock that he thought was a tiger. He didn’t believe he could do such a thing so he tried again, but failed even after several attempts. People couldn’t understand why this happened so they asked a scholar in which he answered, “If one is sincere enough, even something as hard as a golden rock would crack open.”

We tend to blame others or the circumstance whenever we fail to do something, but how often do we take our lack of dedication and skills into account? Remember, it is alright to fail, as long as you learn something from the experience

]]>http://drshaileshthaker.co.in/2018/10/27/5-chinese-proverbs-change-my-life/feed/0Adding Inspirational Spice to Life Recipeshttp://drshaileshthaker.co.in/2018/10/27/adding-inspirational-spice-to-life-recipes/
http://drshaileshthaker.co.in/2018/10/27/adding-inspirational-spice-to-life-recipes/#respondSat, 27 Oct 2018 09:38:33 +0000http://drshaileshthaker.co.in/?p=7611The recipe for a delicious entree consists of all the right ingredients. Before the oven is heated or the grill is fired up, the chef must consider what herbs and spices to include, what quantities are needed, how many fresh vegetables or meats would accompany the dish, or how much time is needed for cooking. But no matter the type of meal or bakery good that is being prepared, the richer and fresher the ingredients are, the more flavorful the food or treat will be.

Any seasoned cook or aspiring-chef, worth his or her weight in salt, will tell you that the elements that go into food is just as important as the preparation and showmanship of the entree. And there is definitely something to be said about a cook taking generous amounts of care to make all of the precise selections for their masterpiece. Goodness in equals goodness out. The amount of time and concern devoted to creating a heavenly morsel should set the example for how much devotion we, as individuals, need to apply to picking the appropriate ingredients to enrich our hearts and minds.

A dash of motivation, a cup of encouragement, a sprinkle of inspiration, and a teaspoon of momentum can all contribute to creating a fortifying attitude, more positive energy, and renewed direction towards our plan. Some of the seasonings we can add to our recipe to entice our souls and mental stomachs are inspirational quotes on desktop wallpapers.

Inspiration is a major ingredient for rescuing us out of a rut, stirring us to take on new feats, or catapulting us onward to triumph over past failures. Free wallpapers with inspirational quotes are just the spices we need to give our drive some heated passion. And, our bland workspaces can always be enhanced with a new flavor of stimulus. Inspirational quotes on desktop wallpapers can offer good food for the heart and soul.

When we think about that “fresh out of the oven” chocolate souffle, our mouths water with anticipation. We can already taste the smooth chocolate and feel the texture of the flaky crust on our tongue. Why not pique the mind’s taste buds with free wallpapers with inspirational quotes? The eyes are charmed with the heartwarming images as the intellect is aroused by the accompanying quotes. Our minds can feast on these forms of inspiration and not have to worry about any weight gain or detriment to our bodies. These wallpapers are absolutely calorie free but totally fulfilling.

There is nothing wrong with owning a healthy appetite for motivational fare or over indulging with thought-provoking illustrations and captions. Like the human body craves certain foods to feed its hunger, provide it nourishment, maintain its fitness, and sustain its life, the mind and spirit craves the same. But, we must respond responsibly in supplying it the suitable kinds of sustenance. We are the head chef for our mind, body, and soul, so we need to choose the ripest incitement, the sweetest words, the most satisfying dreams and fruitful experiences for our self-recipes. After all, a healthy mind, will, and determination can produce a delectable masterpiece.

“———Taking planes seems as natural to me as picking up the phone.” Sentiments of writer Pico Iyer. A writer said” My father is from Tamilnadu and mother is from Gujarat. But I had stayed for a one day in Chennai in my life. He is living in Denmark. At the age of 7 he migrated to California and lives for long years in Japan. He added I took six months off and lives in Nepal and result is well written book “Video night in Kathmandu”.

Pico Iyer is not only a person in the globe .Lot of people is wearing too many hats now days in the global village. One man and multination is a way of life now days. Living in one nation with one soul is a old thinking and almost out dated thinking. Man starts living in multination and becoming multi soul by experience. Globe is becoming boundary free and space free.

Flexibility in food, flexibility in dress code, flexibility in language and flexibility in life is a life style of many men. Flexibility is the essence of leadership in the year 2009.

“Ben has the most flexibility to play multiple positions. He has a good all-around ability to catch the ball. There’s a chance he might move back to wide out.” Supported by Gary Smith.

Which describes your leadership: Do you actively search for solutions to problems or do you spend your energy searching for the parties to blame?

We have developed into a blaming society. Mom blames the older siblings when problems arise in the household. Teacher finds someone to blame when things go out of control in the class room. Management and unions blame each other. Political parties use blame in the extreme, and it is disruptive, subordinating national goals under political aims. Spouses unfortunately play the blame game to the destruction of marriages and families. Experts in many realms teach that making things better should be the focus of our energies. The barrier to this is blame.

Blame is the process of assigning responsibility for an event on another. Various emotions drive the blame, and it results in loss of face, embarrassment, fear and anger. It is unpleasant for all parties concerned. The language of blame and problem solving is distinctively different, and a study of real life situations could be constructive for managers hoping to rise above the cauldron of anger and blame. A manager may assign responsibility for a task without assigning blame. And you can hold someone accountable for results without blaming. The distinction is in the language and tone of the message. Robert Bacal, consultant from Casselman, Ontario gives some helpful scenarios:

Blame – ‘If you had done your work on time, we wouldn’t be in this mess.’

Factual statement – ‘Your responsibility is to fulfill your work commitments on time. When your work wasn’t available, I had to speak to the boss without the information I needed.’

The factual statement is the prelude to problem solving. The blame statement is bound to cause sparks to fly. Problem solving is focused on the present and the future. The goal is fixing a present problem and seeking to prevent it in the future.

Problem solving lacks the emotions of blaming, and it is less personal and more systems oriented. The problem solving process needs an understanding of the past and an understanding of the root causes of issues. It may include:

Clarifying the problem, goal or purpose

Collecting data, gain understanding

Diagnose, identify sources of problem

Formulate hypotheses for cause

Formulate a strategy for solution

Evaluate, collect more data

Note that assigning of blame is not part of the process. Neither is there room for emotional upheavals. Solving problems requires the use of a process, much of which was created by Deming. TQM, the quality system of modern companies, provides the structure and knowledge on how to solve problems the efficient way. Whether you are pursuing continuous improvement, organizational reinforcement, or improving performance on various levels, the issue of blame vs. problem solving is critical.

When problems occur, such as lack of performance, failure to meet commitments, etc, and you need to intervene, use problem solving. Begin by trying to understand the problem and underlying issues with the employee. Poor performance can be the result of boredom, stress, limited skills or knowledge, or other systems issues such as equipment or authority. Working with the employee to attack the root problem will help avoid it in the future. The focus is on the future. Additional scenarios by Robert Bacal:

Blame

Mgr: John, you should have let me know this work would not be ready for the meeting. We looked like idiots and it’s going to be hard to be difficult to recover.

John: I tried to tell you, but you were on vacation. And I forgot. You are very hard to get a hold of, you know.

Mgr: You could have called me at home.

John: I didn’t want to bother you. You said not to call unless it was urgent.

The manager attacks, and the employee defends. This could end up with attacks flying back and forth. The situation is not pleasant. Now look at how it could have gone:

Problem Solving

Mgr: John, I was expecting to have the brief from you before my meeting. We need to figure out what happened and how to make sure it doesn’t happen again. Was I not clear on the date, or was there some other thing that caused us to miss the deadline?

John: Well, I might have misunderstood about the urgency, and when you went on vacation, I didn’t want to bother you at home.

Mgr: OK, well, how does this sound. If I need something on an urgent basis, I’ll make sure that I tell you in the future. I can also let people know when it is OK to call me at home, so it will be easier. I am also going to ask you to please keep me informed, though on projects like this we won’t be embarrassed again. Does this make sense?

John: Yes, and I have more input that may be useful….

You can feel the difference in the dialogues. The problem solving dialogue is neutral aimed at finding where the problem lies and works to prevent reoccurrence. Of course, it may not go this smoothly, and it is oversimplified.

Modeling problem solving in everything you do, staff meetings and other gatherings, is an excellent habit to form. When in a conference, and blame raises its ugly head, redirect with ‘what can we do, then, in the future?’ Seek a problem solving attitude when blame is assigned during a meeting. When you start doing this you begin to create a blameless culture, a responsible culture that discourages empty complaints that will put you in the middle of other people’s disputes.

It can be a difficult road from blame to problem solving becasue some will not see the difference. For some, being responsible also means to be at fault. When blame raises its head, return to the problem, ask diagnostic questions, begin to find root causes, and avoid being drawn into the blame game. In time, some people will begin to see the difference and trust that you are not blaming but attempting to fix the problem.

By: Christine Casey Cooper

]]>http://drshaileshthaker.co.in/2018/10/27/solving-the-problem-or-finding-the-guilty/feed/015 Quotes That Changed My Lifehttp://drshaileshthaker.co.in/2018/08/07/15-quotes-that-changed-my-life-2/
http://drshaileshthaker.co.in/2018/08/07/15-quotes-that-changed-my-life-2/#respondTue, 07 Aug 2018 03:24:51 +0000http://www.drshaileshthaker.co.in/blog/?p=5199What can make you better? What can help you in expressing your potentiality? Performance is everything .What can inspire you to use your potentiality at optimum level. Let me, think on it. I have chosen great quotations which had change my life and inspire me in all conditions.
So, influence your life to revolutionize the way you play out the rest of your life.
Here you go ……..
1/ Life isn’t about getting and having, it’s about giving and being.
– Kevin Kruse
2/ Strive not to be a success, but rather to be of value.
–Albert Einstein
3/ you miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.
–Wayne Gretzky
4/ we become what we think about.
–Earl Nightingale
5/ an unexamined life is not worth living.
–Socrates
6/ your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life.
–Steve Jobs
7/ I am not a product of my circumstances. I am a product of my decisions.
–Stephen Covey
8/ Happiness is not something readymade. It comes from your own actions.
–Dalai Lama
9/ First, have a definite, clear practical ideal; a goal, an objective. Second, have the necessary means to achieve your ends; wisdom, money, materials, and methods. Third, adjust all your means to that end.
–Aristotle
10/ Do what you can, where you are, with what you have.
–Teddy Roosevelt
11/ when everything seems to be going against you, remember that the airplane takes off against the wind, not with it.
–Henry Ford
12/ I’ve missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I’ve lost almost 300 games. 26 times I’ve been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.
–Michael Jordan
13/ Age is only a number
– Amirkhan
14/ The mind is everything. What you think you become.
–Buddha
15/ “Be the change that you wish to see in the world.”
—Mahatma Gandhi
]]>http://drshaileshthaker.co.in/2018/08/07/15-quotes-that-changed-my-life-2/feed/0multi tasking or Productivityhttp://drshaileshthaker.co.in/2018/08/04/multi-tasking-or-productivity/
http://drshaileshthaker.co.in/2018/08/04/multi-tasking-or-productivity/#respondSat, 04 Aug 2018 04:11:50 +0000http://www.drshaileshthaker.co.in/blog/?p=7072There’s a dark side to the conveniences of the Digital Age. With smartphones that function like handheld computers, it has become increasingly difficult to leave our work behind. Sometimes it seems like we’re expected to be accessible 24/7.
How often are you ever focused on just one thing? Most of us try to meet these demands by multi-tasking.
Many of us have bought into the myth that we can achieve more through multi-tasking. In this article, I’ll show you how you can accomplish more work in less time. Spoiler alert: multi-tasking is not the answer.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Why is multitasking a myth?
Your brain on multi-tasking
Why multitasking is failing you
How to stop multitasking and work productively
The key to productivity: Focus
Why is multitasking a myth?
The term “multi-tasking” was originally used to describe how microprocessors in computers work. Machines multitask, but people cannot.
Despite our inability to simultaneously perform two tasks at once, many people believe they are excellent multi-taskers.
You can probably imagine plenty of times when you do several things at once. Maybe you talk on the phone while you’re cooking or respond to emails during your commute.
Consider the amount of attention that each of these tasks requires. Chances are, at least one of the two tasks in question is simple enough to be carried out on autopilot.
We’re okay at simultaneously performing simple tasks, but what if you were trying to perform two complex tasks? Can you really work on your presentation and watch a movie at the same time? It can be fun to try to watch TV while you work, but you may be unintentionally making your work more difficult and time-consuming.
Your brain on multi-tasking
Your brain wasn’t designed to multi-tasking. To compensate, it will switch from task to task. Your focus turns to whatever task seems more urgent. The other task falls into the background until you realize you’ve been neglecting it.
When you’re bouncing back and forth like this, an area of the brain known as Broadmann’s Area 10 activates. Located in your fronto-polar prefrontal cortex at the very front of the brain, this area controls your ability to shift focus. People who think they are excellent multitaskers are really just putting Broadmann’s Area 10 to work.
But I can juggle multiple tasks!
You are capable of taking in information with your eyes while doing other things efficiently. Scientifically speaking, making use of your vision is the only thing you can truly do while doing something else.
For everything else, you’re serial tasking. This constant refocusing can be exhausting, and it prevents us from giving our work the deep attention it deserves.
Think about how much longer it takes to do something when you have to keep reminding yourself to focus.
Why multitasking is failing you
Multitasking does more bad than good to your productivity, here’re 4 reasons why you should stop multitasking:
Multitasking wastes your time.
You lose time when you interrupt yourself. People lose an average of 2.1 hours per day getting themselves back on track when they switch between tasks.
In fact, some studies suggest that doing multiple things at once decreases your productivity by as much as 40%. That’s a significant loss in efficiency. You wouldn’t want your surgeon to be 40% less productive while you’re on the operating table, would you?
It makes you dumber.
A distracted brain performs a full 10 IQ points lower than a focused brain. You’ll also be more forgetful, slower at completing tasks, and more likely to make mistakes.
You’ll have to work harder to fix your mistakes. If you miss an important detail, you could risk injury or fail to complete the task properly.
This is an emotional response.
There’s so much data suggesting that multitasking is ineffective but people insist that they can multitask.
Feeling productive fulfills an emotional need. We want to feel like we’re accomplishing something. Why accomplish just one item on the to-do list when you can check off two or three?
It’ll wear you out.
When you’re jumping from task to task, it can feel invigorating for a little while. Over time, this needs to fill every second with more and more work leads to burn out.
We’re simply not built to multitask, so when we try, the effect can be exhausting. This destroys your productivity and your motivation.
How to stop multitasking and work productively
Flitting back and forth between tasks feels second-nature after a while. This is in part because Broadmann’s Area 10 becomes better at serial tasking through time.
In addition to changing how the brain works, this serial tasking behavior can quickly turn into a habit.
Just like any bad habit, you’ll need to recognize that you need to make a change first. Luckily, there are a few simple things you can do to adjust to a lifestyle of productive mono-tasking:
1. Consciously change gears
Instead of trying to work on two distinct tasks at once, consider setting up a system to remind you when to change focus. This technique worked for Jerry Linenger, an American astronaut onboard the space station, Mir.
As an astronaut, he had many things to take care of every day. He set alarms for himself on a few watches. When a particular watch sounded, he knew it was time to switch tasks. This enabled him to be 100% in tune with what he was doing at any given moment.
This strategy is effective because the alarm served as his reminder for what was to come next. Linenger’s intuition about setting reminders falls in line with research conducted by Paul Burgess of University College, London on multitasking.
2. Manage multiple tasks without multitasking
Raj Dash of Performancing.com has an effective strategy for balancing multiple projects without multitasking. He suggests taking 15 minutes to acquaint yourself with a new project before moving on to other work. Revisit the project later and do about thirty minutes on research and brainstorming.
Allow a few days to pass before knocking out the project in question. While you were actively work on other projects, your brain continues to problem solve-in the background.
This method works because it gives us the opportunity to work on several projects without allowing them to compete for your attention.
3. Set aside distractions
Your smartphone, your inbox and the open tabs on your computer are all open invitations for distraction. Give yourself time each day when you silence your notifications, close your inbox and remove unnecessary tabs from your desktop.
If you want to focus, you can’t give anything else an opportunity to invade your mental space.
Emails can be particularly invasive because they often have an unnecessary sense of urgency associated with them. Some work cultures stress the importance of prompt responses to these messages, but we can’t treat every situation like an emergency.
Designate certain times in your day for checking and responding to emails to avoid compulsive checking.
4. Take care of yourself
We often blame electronics for pulling us from our work, but sometimes our physical body forces us into a state of serial tasking. If you’re hungry while you’re trying to work, your attention will flip between your hunger and your work until you take care of your physical needs.
Try to take all your bio-breaks before you sit down for an uninterrupted stint of work.
In addition, you’ll also want to be sure you’re attending to your health in a broader sense. Getting enough exercise, practicing mindfulness and incorporating regular breaks into your day will keep you from being tempted by distractions.
5. Take a break
People are more likely to head to YouTube or check their social media when they need a break. Instead of trying to work and watch a mindless video at the same time, give yourself times when you’re allowed to enjoy your distracting activity of choice.
Limit how much time you’ll spend on this break so that your guilt-free distraction time doesn’t turn into hours of wasted time.
6. Make technology your ally
Scientists are beginning to discover the detrimental effects of chronic serial tasking on our brains. Some companies are developing programs to curb this desire to multitask.
Apps like Forest turn staying focused into a game. Extensions like RescueTime help you track your online habits so that you can be more aware of how you spend your time.
( courtesy : Leon HO)
]]>http://drshaileshthaker.co.in/2018/08/04/multi-tasking-or-productivity/feed/0No-1 quality of human being.http://drshaileshthaker.co.in/2018/08/01/no-1-quality-of-human-being/
http://drshaileshthaker.co.in/2018/08/01/no-1-quality-of-human-being/#respondWed, 01 Aug 2018 03:26:40 +0000http://www.drshaileshthaker.co.in/blog/?p=7062Turns out, life just placed an Angel in the seat next to you.
Everyone , you come across in a day, in a life, in relationship, have at least one quality which is absolutely remarkable and appreciable.Why do not you treat him/her as an angel in life?
Can you find timeliness in someone?
same way, kindness….
punctuality, forgiveness, tolerance, speed, decision making,, risk taker, mind game player, spontaneity, Honesty, boldness and silence.
You can add more also…
My point is you that you can have at least one quality in person who is around your life. Why do not you see it. Why do not you appreciate, acknowledge, accept and allow it in relationship.
someone,shall be full of kindness, helpful and mercy enough…..
someone shall be logical, money driven and commercial.
My biggest concern today is, see good quality in person and allow that angel in life…. This shall help in relationship.
World is full of goodness and over flooded with nice people. Only you need good eyes and ears to see and touch.
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